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Dublin friendly between Shamrock and Liverpool announced

Premier League high-fliers Liverpool will play a summer friendly with Irish side Shamrock Rovers.

The Reds will take on the League of Ireland Premier Division club at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on May 14 which will mark the first meeting between the clubs since 1982.

The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) have confirmed the clash with Liverpool while Rovers chairman Jonathan Roche was excited about the opportunity to take on the Merseyside giants.

"We are delighted to be taking on Liverpool in this high profile game at Aviva Stadium," he said.

"It will see two clubs with strong histories of success and great fans face each other in what should be an entertaining game of football and a great occasion. It will be a great game for our players to be involved in, and also a good day out for our fans and Irish supporters of Liverpool, many of whom are also SSE Airtricity League supporters."

Liverpool FC Chief Commercial Officer Billy Hogan added: "We are looking forward to coming back to Dublin again this year to play in front of our Irish fans. The Club enjoys incredible support in Ireland.

"Our opponent, Shamrock Rovers, hold a special place for us as we bought Jim Beglin from them in 1983, who became Bob Paisley's last-ever signing."

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